Founded in as a rabbinical school, it was named for Rabbi Isaac Elchanan, the famous rabbi of Kovno, Lithuania. Rabbi Elchanan also added the name Spector. He was born in and died in , the very year of the founding of the school named after him. When he was only thirteen years old his father arranged for him to be married to Sara, the daughter of Leizer Yzarsky, the richest man in a small town called Rosh. Rabbi Elchanan spent his entire life studying Torah and Talmud and utterly neglected his income and even the dowry deposited in a bank for him by his father—in-law.
Facing utter destitution, he accepted the position of rabbi at Zablin and later in Bereza in , where he earned the negligible amount of one ruble weekly. His situation improved as he became famous for his scholarship and earned a great deal from deciding litigation and giving advice. He is so famous among Jews that there is a town in Israel named Nachalat Yitzchak to remember him. With few exceptions we do not know or cannot know Talmud.
We respect diploma chasers, not learned Talmudists except for such Kabbalists as Madonna and Demi Moore, of course. It is certainly a necessity that we are interested in secular education. Secular education is an American elevator which has lifted the American Jewish community from utter poverty one hundred years ago to the wealthiest denomination in the U.
Following student turmoil over the question of secular studies in and the school's administration was reorganized and some secular studies were permitted. In an accredited high school which combined talmudic and secular studies was opened. In the institution absorbed the Teachers Institute, which had been founded in by the Mizrachi Organization of America. In Yeshiva College accepted its first students. The high school, the college, RIETS , and the Teachers Institute were now all subdivisions of one institution, located in the Washington Heights section of New York City, which was to continue to expand its number of divisions as well as students.
In , RIETS was reincorporated as an "affiliate" of the university, a distinct legal entity with its own board. Since its inception RIETS has devoted itself almost entirely to the teaching of Talmud and codes, the basis of the religious tradition, in a manner no different from any traditional yeshivah. The course of study culminates in a four-year program leading to semikhah "rabbinical ordination".
For students of exceptional ability there are several kollelim advanced study programs that provide training in deciding complex issues of Jewish law. There were over students in the rabbinical program in , whose entrance requirements include a college degree in addition to extensive preparation in Talmud. Some courses in practical rabbinics were given for many years. From rabbinical students were also required to take courses in such subjects as Bible, Jewish history, philosophy, and Hebrew literature, and in recent years additional requirements have been instituted in the area of practical rabbinics.
Belkin guided the creation of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law , the first law school in North America under Jewish auspices, formally dedicated in April In , at the request of the Board of Trustees, Dr. Belkin assumed the position of chancellor. He died the following year.
Belkin's dream, which he turned into reality, was to build a university that would encompass the four dimensions of human knowledge: the study of natural science; the study of social sciences; the study of man himself; and the study of the moral and spiritual purposes of life. Norman Lamm—distinguished rabbi, philosopher, teacher and author—was elected president of Yeshiva University in August , succeeding Dr. Samuel Belkin and Dr. Bernard Revel. He was the University's third president and the first native-born American to head the nation's oldest and most comprehensive Jewish institution of higher learning.
He served as chancellor of the University and rosh ha-Yeshiva of its affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary from until his retirement on June 30, He died on May 31, at the age of Born in Brooklyn, NY, in , Dr.
Lamm received his elementary and high school education at Yeshiva and Mesivta Torah Vodaath. In , he entered Yeshiva College, where he continued his Jewish learning and undertook a liberal arts program with a major in chemistry. He graduated summa cum laude in and was class valedictorian. Upon graduation, Dr. Lamm pursued advanced scientific studies at the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn while continuing his Judaic studies and rabbinic scholarship.
During the 17 years preceding his election as president, Dr. A pulpit rabbi for 25 years, he served as spiritual leader of the Jewish Center in Manhattan. Lamm gained wide recognition for his writings and discourses on interpretation of Jewish philosophy and law, especially in relation to problems involving science, law, technology and philosophy in the modern world. He was the founder and first editor of Tradition and associate editor of Hadarom, a journal of Jewish law; founder of the Torah U-Madda Journal ; and founder of the Orthodox Forum.
Richard M. He became president emeritus in June when Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman began his service as president of the University. Over his 14 years tenure, Dr. Joel built on the illustrious tradition of this storied institution by placing a renewed emphasis on the student experience, academic excellence, Torah scholarship and communal involvement.
These initiatives kept YU in the forefront of leading universities, along with expanding the use of technology by launching online education programs on the high school, college and graduate levels. He was fortunate enough to assemble a remarkable group of academic and administrative leadership that brought luster to all of Yeshiva.
Further, with his guidance, Yeshiva Universityexpanded its focus far beyond the walls of the university, whether through professional and rabbinic placement globally or service learning missions worldwide. With his characteristic charm and wit, Dr.
His devotion to the well-being of the students led to the establishing of new student life programs. Following his lead, the university has further developed a culture of warmth. Joel is renowned as a charismatic leader and a captivating orator, and has traveled globally to dialogue with audiences on values-driven education, communal leadership, and Jewish identity. Just as Yeshiva University has embraced its role as the flagship institution of Modern Orthodoxy, President Joel has in many ways became more than a university president but a true spokesperson for the Jewish people.
It is that aspiration in mind that led to the creation of the annual ChampionsGate program, which brings together lay leaders from various Jewish communities to help advance the Jewish story with the guidance of Yeshiva University Rabbis and professionals.
Before taking the helm at Yeshiva, Dr. Joel earned his reputation as a dynamic force with young people as president and international director of Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life. There, he facilitated an extraordinary renaissance of Jewish life on campuses through building numerous new facilities, partnering in the creation of Birthright Israel, and using engagement and empowerment models to reach Jewish youth.
Cardozo School of Law. Joel considers his greatest accomplishment marrying his best friend and partner, Esther, who holds a Ph.
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